Susan in a Straw Bonnet

Museum record 68384: Susan in a Straw Bonnet by Mary Cassatt. A verified entry point for discovery.

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Mary Cassatt preferred to use friends, relatives, and close acquaintances as her models. Susan was a cousin of Cassatt’s housekeeper Mathilde Valet and frequently posed for Cassatt in the early 1880s. MyArtTaste includes museum record 68384 as a recognizable discovery anchor, using the institution's official open-data metadata and image for this specific work.